Dieker connected with Jeff Evans on a 61-yard pass to open the
scoring, then finished it with a 7-yard touchdown pass to Joe
Allaria midway through the fourth quarter. Dieker was 10 of 23
for 186 yards for the Salukis (2-1, 1-0).

Southern's Deji Karim rushed for 127 yards on 23 carries,
including a 23-yard touchdown in the third quarter. Kyle
Dougherty added a field goal.

D.J. McNorton scored on a 1-yard run for North Dakota State
(1-3, 0-1), and Gerry Ebel scored the other touchdown on a
blocked field-goal return.

Pat Paschall led all rushers with 150 yards on 28 carries for
North Dakota State.